The Aviationist17d
Thunder in the Heavens: A Brief History of the Aircraft of the USAF Thunderbirds
Republic’s F-85G was a straight-wing single-seat jet powered fighter, entering service in ... with the country involved in the Vietnam War. The F-4 was a two-seat aircraft; the radio, navigation ...
Metro17d
Inside the British spy plane that a Russian fighter pilot tried to shoot down
Ahead of the sortie, he said: ‘We know 100% that there’s going to be Russian surface-to-air missile systems that will be looking at us, Russian fighter jets. We don’t know what’s going to ...
Metro18d
Nato scrambles fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers
Norwegian F-35s were scrambled to monitor the planes (Picture: AFP) Two Norwegian jets rushed to respond after four Russian planes flew dangerously close to NATO airspace yesterday. The Russian TU ...
CNN18d
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
When people say you can see a fighter jet before you hear it, they’re referring to supersonic flight: fighter jets can travel at around Mach 2. The sound from the fighter jet is trapped inside ...
AOL18d
The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
The Vought F4U Corsair was a flexible fighter aircraft suitable for land and carrier-based operations. Adopted by U.S. Marines in the Pacific and integrated into British and New Zealand fleets ...
Military.com18d
Commander of Navy Ship Involved in F/A-18 Friendly Fire Incident Turns over Command
The commanding officer of the USS Gettysburg -- the Navy ship whose crew shot down one of its own fighter jets in the Red Sea in late December -- has finished out his tour on the ship and ...
The Aviationist18d
U.S. Air Force Expands Work on Sixth-Generation Fighter Engines
NGAP is expected to produce an engine for the upcoming Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth-generation fighter jet, whose future is however suspended and awaiting a decision by the new Trump ...
Indiatimes18d
US and Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region guarded by China
Philippine air force FA-50 fighter jets fly with two US air force B-1 bomber aircraft during a joint patrol and training over the South China Sea (Image credits: AP) Trump's "America First ...
U.S. News & World Report19d
US and Philippine Fighter Aircraft Jointly Patrol Disputed Shoal Region Guarded by China
US and Philippine Fighter Aircraft Jointly Patrol Disputed Shoal Region Guarded by China MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft staged a joint patrol and training ...
The Daily Telegraph19d
I used to be a fighter controller. This is how the Washington jet collision went down
Police officers escort buses carrying family members of the victims of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter to runway 33 near the wreckage site in the ...
Shephard Media20d
UAE accepts first batch of F4 Rafale fighter jets
The UAE Ministry of Defence has announced the inauguration of its first batch of F4 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault in what it calls a “historic deal” at a ceremony on the 29 January. Dassault was ...
The Conversation20d
Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
When people say you can see a fighter jet before you hear it, they’re referring to supersonic flight: fighter jets can travel at around Mach 2. The sound from the fighter jet is trapped inside ...